Music in the Collections of Canterbury Cathedral: talk, tour and tea – Monday 28 October

Enjoy an afternoon starting with a fascinating talk by Dr Chris Price, Senior Lecturer at Canterbury Christ Church University, and also a member of the Cathedral Choir, on the music collections of the Cathedral Archives and Library. This will be followed by a viewing of items from the collections. Afterwards, we will then enjoy a full afternoon tea in the Refectory Restaurant at the Cathedral Lodge.

Afternoon Tea consists of a selection of teas and coffee, afternoon tea sandwiches to include egg and cress (v), smoked salmon, Cheddar cheese and pickle (v), ham and grain mustard; scones with clotted cream and strawberry preserve (v) followed by Rich fruit cake and Lemon cake.

2.30pm: Talk by Dr Chris Price

3.15pm: Viewing of display at the Cathedral Archives

4.00pm: Full Afternoon Tea at the Cathedral Lodge

5.30pm: Guests are welcome to enjoy Evensong

£23.95 per person (10% discount for Friends of Canterbury Cathedral).

Not local? Why not stay the night on Sunday 27 and/or Monday 28 October for only £112 B&B double occupancy or £102 B&B single occupancy.

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Thank you so much for the brilliant Mothers Day lunch yesterday. My whole party were absolutely overwhelmed by the food and service, you should be very proud of your staff - the whole experience was relaxing whilst being uplifting. A perfect compliment to four mothers and four generations of a family brought together for a wonderful celebration.
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Mr Shaw

Good Morning Tania
Firstly, wow!!!... A fabulous and most wonderful evening was had by all... the evening was spectacular, a big thank you for making this such a lovely festive occasion!!
Secondly, early I know, but we all wish to return next year,
Much regards
Maria (Dec 2017)

Dear Tania
I just wanted to send you and all the staff a big thank you for the lovely Christmas dinner that you put on for my pilates class. The feedback has been really positive and i think they are already planning next Christmas.
The whole process was really made easy from booking to table plans including place cards that were a really nice touch plus the tables looked really festive.
So wishing you all a Merry Christmas and we will probably be booking again so will be in touch.
Best wishes
Lindsay

The Cathedral Lodge provided a dinner of excellent quality to the international set of scientists that I needed to cater for. I was keen to showcase the very best of Canterbury, and the Lodge delivered. The banqueting room was elegant, spacious and comfortable; the various complex dietary requirements of my guests were well catered for; and the staff were very helpful through the booking process. On the night I was able to relax, enjoy the meal and discuss my work with my colleagues. Mike

Just to let you know, I thoroughly enjoyed the Stonemason's tour. Please could you let the Stonemason know that I thought the talk he gave was excellent - sorry, I can't remember his name. It was so interesting to hear what they are doing on the window, and learn about all the work that goes into it. It was inspiring and impressive to see the great skill of the stonemason team. Incredible how they carve such smooth shapes by hand! And great to see the young apprentices learning the ancient skills. Fantastic! Now when I go past the Cathedral I will understand more about its history, so a big thank you to you and the Stonemason's for putting the tour on.
Ann

Dear CatherineThank you and all your colleagues for the lovely tea afternoon that we had to celebrate Arthur’s Baptism yesterday.It was, as with everything that you do, superbly well-organised and the members of staff on duty were charming and helpful. I felt very privileged to have access to such an amazing facility and professional service. You made what was already a very special occasion for us even more memorable.With Kindest RegardsHeather

On Friday, we enjoyed the most amazing evening. The feedback, both oral & written from many many guests has been just outstanding. The food was truly exceptional, the quality of service, front of house was outstanding, it was like clockwork with military precision. No one person can claim the credit for this, however, The Cathedral team, to include yourself, Peter, Yuri & Poppy plus all of the team who were not visible on the night who looked after us so well on Friday were SIMPLY AMAZING. Please pass on my thanks to absolutely everyone involved. I was reflecting over the weekend about what would I have done differently in regard to the whole evening, the simple answer to this question was, NOTHING AT ALL So, a massive thanks to you all.

Everything was excellent! The food was delicious and the staff were fantastic especially when the DJ was late. I am delighted with the service you all gave and would happily recommend the Canterbury Lodge to my friends and colleagues. Thank you for making my Birthday wonderful and perfect!Kindest RegardsShanti

“To my knowledge we have never had such a happy group of volunteers. The Venue was perfect for them, those that went on the tour were very enthusiastic and in need of the lovely refreshments that were ready for them. All remarked on how helpful the staff was and how smooth the day went for them. For some of course, it was a long day but without exception they all enjoyed themselves and there were plenty of smiling faces all round.Thank you to you and your team for their friendly professionalism both whilst planning and during the day.”Jane at The British Legion – event 1st July 2014